益 → 剝
Hexagram 42: Increase → Hexagram 23: Splitting Apart
䷩
益
Increase
Wind / Thunder
→
䷖
剝
Splitting Apart
Earth / Mountain
Changing LinesStable Lines
Changing Lines
This transformation involves 4 changing lines (lines 1, 3, 5, 6).
Trigram Changes
Upper TrigramWind → EarthThe Gentle → The Receptive
Lower TrigramThunder → MountainThe Arousing → Keeping Still
Yilin Verse
躡華顛,觀浮雲。風不搖,雨不薄。心安吉,无患咎。
Treading the flower-crowned summit, gazing upon floating clouds. The wind does not stir; the rain does not strike. The heart is at peace, auspicious, with neither trouble nor blame.
— Jiao Yanshou, Yilin (Forest of Changes), 1st century BCE
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